It’s not always easy to find a winner, but this time I really believe Brazil are the best team in the world and playing at home may have its overall influence. I can’t see beyond them as winners of this World Cup.

意大利前球星內斯塔接受索尼世界杯欄目專訪時表示，預測冠軍并非易事，不過這一次，他堅信在家門口出戰，擁有主場優勢的巴西隊勝券在握，是本屆世界杯奪冠呼聲最高的一支隊伍。

Spain are the champions of course but they will have it very tough in Group B with Holland and Chile as big opponents. Also, there are maybe some doubts about their motivation. That sounds strange, but after so many victories it might not be so easy for them to progress the usual way.

衛冕冠軍西班牙隊實力雄厚，不過與勁敵荷蘭隊與智利隊同被分在B組，看來奪冠之路任重而道遠。此外，人們也懷疑西班牙隊是否激情依舊。聽起來確實很怪，可畢竟該拿的獎項也拿遍了，對于他們來說保持巔峰狀態實屬不易。

Portugal, Argentina, Italy and Germany can always pose a threat but the home team will set the pace at this tournament.

葡萄牙、阿根廷、意大利與德國這四支隊伍實力不可小覷，然而，本屆世界杯，東道主巴西隊才是主導。

金靴獎（Golden Boot）

I believe Cristiano Ronaldo will win this award. Who else? I’m a huge fan of his. He seems to have everything as a player, and is truly world class. Also, Portugal will do well and this will allow Ronaldo to get those individual awards.

我覺得C羅能捧回金靴獎。我是他的鐵桿粉絲。他具有一切世界一流球員的素質。葡萄牙隊也不錯，這樣作為葡萄牙隊的一員，C羅也能有個人獎項入賬。

足球先生（Best player）

As above! Ronaldo, in the form he has been showing for Real Madrid, and having helped them to the coveted Decima, cannot be stopped unless it is through injury. Yes, there is also Lional Messi and Neymar, bot outstanding players, but I’ll go with Ronaldo as the best of the best.

我看好C羅得獎。在C羅的帶領下，皇家馬德里隊（Real Madrid）勇奪皇馬球迷夢縈魂繞的第十座歐冠（Decima）。除了傷病，誰也阻擋不了C羅的腳步。梅西（Lional Messi）與內馬爾（Neymar）都很厲害，這一點無可厚非，不過我還是最看好C羅。

黑馬

Like many others, I see Belgium as a young, talented team who may go far in the tournament. They have a lot of good individuals – Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, the goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and youngsters like Adnan Januzaj, who has shown what he can do at Manchester United. If they can perform as a team they have a chance to really impress in Brazil this summer.

和許多人一樣，我認為年輕有才的比利時隊在本屆世界杯上將有不錯的發揮。這支隊伍擁有許多個人能力突出的球員，包括羅梅魯·盧卡庫（Romelu Lukaku），埃登·阿扎爾（Eden Hazard），門將蒂博·庫爾圖瓦（Thibaut Courtois）以及在曼聯（Manchester United）表現搶眼的新秀阿德南·亞努扎伊（Adnan Januzaj）。只要比利時全隊上下齊心協力，今夏他們必將驚艷足壇。

爆冷出局

I’m afraid it’s going to be Spain. As I have said, they have already done it, won everything. They are world and European champions and it won’t be easy adding to that haul. Everybody will be keen to beat them, too.

說到爆冷出局，恐怕是西班牙隊。就像我之前說的，能拿的獎項他們都拿遍了。西班牙隊是世界冠軍，歐洲冠軍，再想有所突破實屬不易。況且每支隊伍都會打雞血似的拼他們。

As Gaizka Mendieta said in his predictions, football goes in cycles and this time it’s Brazil’s turn, at the expense of the Spanish.

蓋茲卡.門迭塔（Gaizka Mendieta）曾預測說，足球是個輪回，這一次巴西隊的機遇來了，西班牙隊怕是要悲催了。

（譯者 拉風_悅 編輯 齊磊）